Originally Posted by
bikerjp
So doing the same hill over and over is maybe more typical. I'm doing 6 different climbs but maybe that's not a big deal.
What I'm curious about is how sprinting up a hill and pushing something close to max effort and then, assuming I crap out before the top and most likely will, rolling back down and trying a few more times before moving on to the next hill. Is doing hill repeats more about steady climbing over and over or sprinting over and over or a mix of both?
What are the pros/cons to sprinting up hills vs steading climbing?
You are pretty much describing two different workouts. For shorter hills sprinting is fine, for longer ones you need to be steady. Kind of what I was trying to describe in my first post.
Have you purchased Joe Friels "Cyclist Training Bible"? If not I highly recommend it.